Alaska LNG's big secret: Who would pay billions in cost overruns?

The Legislature has yet to hear from the volunteers who are prepared to face the risk of billions or tens of billions in pipeline cost overruns.

This will not be fixed by anything the Legislature does this summer. This risk has long been the major obstacle to a pipeline.

I think that there is one option—the plan/dream/fantasy that Trump will still pull a pipeline out of his MAGA hat.

This should temper the propaganda being spread now that portrays legislative approval of the tax cut as the only remaining obstacle to the gas pipeline.

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Dunleavy administration threatens to halt all Fairbanks school funding over charter dispute

Here’s a textbook case of state overreach by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Education Commissioner Deena Bishop regarding the power of elected officials in Fairbanks to operate the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Bishop is now claiming that she has the power to stop all state funding to the public schools in Fairbanks because the local school board is challenging a directive from Dunleavy appointees regarding the proposed Pearl Creek charter school.

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Dunleavy administration blocks Petersburg Dan from ballot

The Dunleavy administration, bowing to demands of the Republican Party and Sen. Dan Sullivan, claimed Thursday that Petersburg Dan Sullivan, an Alaska resident for about 45 years, is not eligible to run for U.S. Senate because of his name.

This should be challenged in court. I expect Petersburg Dan will prevail, as he has every right to run for the U.S. Senate.

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Tomaszewskis' sleight of hand in T&T legislative races

Frank and Harmony Tomaszewski, trying to capitalize on a deal they cut with Sen. Robb Myers and hid from the voters, want to be the first married couple in the Alaska Legislature, branding themselves T&T.

T&T claim they would have “twice the dedication” and “twice the commitment,” with Frank in the Senate and Harmony in the House.

They would also have twice the $84,000 legislative salary, plus per diem payments of about $40,000 each, along with $12,000 each in office expenses and maybe $10,000 each for travel and relocation.

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Last chance to vote in GVEA election

"7.9% of eligible GVEA voters in District 2 have submitted their ballots. We need a minimum of 10% for the election to be valid (another 132 votes). Otherwise GVEA’s current Board will determine the next Director for District 2,” District 2 candidate Phil Wight said.

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